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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I spent a summer in Tucson, Arizona about 10 years ago. I worked outside. I can tell you that when the temperature was 115, I could not tell. There is practically no humidity. It can be 75 degrees in the Midwest and it will feel a lot hotter and uncomfortable. Now I was not an umpire yet, but I did sit outside and watch a couple of games when I was board and I was fine.
Peace
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A very valid point. Humidity is what makes the heat more dangerous, because it prevents one's body from properly perspiring. Intense heat alone is much less dangerous than heat with high humidity.
Tee's allusion to an oven is actually accurate. Open your oven when you're taking something out. You'll get a brief blast of heat, but your face can quickly get used to that heat (assuming, of course, you don't actually stick your head into the oven). If humidity was added to the mix, it'd be a different story.